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Early Monsoon Storms Kill Over 25 as India Issues Widespread Warnings

The India Meteorological Department has issued alerts for heavy rain across several states, prompting governments to mobilise relief for affected families.

The spot of the incident. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
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Officials inspect the scene where a hut was reduced to ashes in a lightning strike, killing four members of a family, in Prayagraj. (HT Photo)
LB Nagar Police Inspector K Vinod Kumar said the victims were suspected to be beggars. (File) (Pic used for representation)

Overview

  • Lightning strikes claimed at least 25 lives across 14 districts in Uttar Pradesh since June 14, including four members of a single family in Prayagraj.
  • Heavy monsoon downpours left Bareilly and Mumbai waterlogged, halted traffic and trains, and led authorities to close schools in parts of Kerala and Karnataka for safety.
  • Two teenage food-stall workers in Delhi’s RK Puram were electrocuted when storms uprooted trees and brought down live wires, highlighting weaknesses in urban power infrastructure.
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered district officials to conduct damage surveys and provide ex gratia payments, housing support and medical aid to victims’ families.
  • The IMD has issued yellow and red alerts for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and other regions through midweek.